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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1908)
THE STUTD AT . OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, ETC 20, 190S. DRIVES HIS AUTO NEAR 20(10 MILES Oregonlan Makes Record for Travel In Two Large West ern States. RAPID RUN TO BAY CITY Tourists Meet Many Other Machines on the Roads Dtrrrng; Flro Day of Journey Southward Traveling 1900 miles by automoMTa through Oregon and California, C. B. Runyon, of this city, baa returned and predicts that within a few year tha automobile will be in general nee In farming sections, espeolally In certain portions of California. With his wlfa and Mrs. Mary Bishop, her mother, he trareled from Portland to Ban Francisco and return, tnoludlng mnr side runs to other points In Cal ifornia. In the party on the trip south was R. D. Cannon, city editor of the Evening; Telegram, who spent a week In the southern cities and returned by rail. The party made the Journey without accident. Mr. Runyon says the roads between Portland and San Franclaoo are In good condition, with the excep tion of short stretches In the moun tainous regions. The mountain roads extend from Cottage Grove, Or, to Redding. CaL But scoot ding to Mr. Runyon, this does not mean that there are bad roads between those two points, for, he says, there are excellent stretches of roadway through the Rogue River Valley and the Bhasta Valley. The trip was made from Portland to Ban Francisco In five days, and that without any effort to break speed rec ords. An ordinary rate of speed was maintained, but five days Isn't so very muoh longer than It takes one of the fast-going Southern Paclflo trains to make the same Journey. The distance Is approximately 700 miles. Mr. Run yon drives a White Steamer, and he is as enthusiastic about that particular kind of machine as owners of other brands are about theirs. On both the out-going- and return trips the tourists met many other au tomoblllsta, many going or coming from California and soma from towns and cities en route. "In the Shasta Valley tn California, In particular," said Mr. Runyan, "was tha use of automobiles especially noticeable among the Inhabitants. There were many of them and they keep their roads In ex cellent condition, sprinkling them every day. They have devised a certain contri vance whereby they raise water from the ground easily and for miles and miles tha roads are sprinkled dally. The most dangerous portion of the road between here and San Francisco is from Canyonvule, Or., to Glen dale, this state, and from Iunsmulr, Oal., to Redding, Cal-, through the Sacramento River Can yon. It la in these remote and almost In' accessible roada that absolute control of the oar must be maintained at ail rimes. for the least Inattention may causa serious consequences. "I have read end heard of accidents along those roads," said Mr. Runyon, "though I never aaw one. We had no trouble whatever, and I believe accidents may be avoided If one paya strict atten tion to what he Is doing when driving, and keeps his car in good shape." It Is only m the two places mentioned that really disagreeable roads exist, ac cording .to Mr. Runyon. It those two stretches were Improved It would be good traveling all the way from Portland to San Francisco. Clackamas County, Oregon, gets a big boost at the hands of Mr. Runyon. and Indeed from many other automoblllsts who have made the Journey south. It has signs for travelers In every conspicuous place, directing them where to go and which roada to follow and to avoid. "Clackamas County has a better sys tem of placards and signs than any county tnrougn which .we passed." said Mr. Run yon. "At every cross roads there Is a sign telling you which road to take to get to a certain place. In that way a traveler never makes a mistake and always finds the road he wants. Marlon County comes next in this respect, and I have no doubt out that every automoblllst and traveler over the roada feels grateful to these two counties. : UMPIRE HAS HIS TROUBLES TASK OP HANDLING INDICATOR INCREASES IN DIFTTCCLTT. 1 Al-waj-9 Target for Abuse of Pans, but He Must Keep Cool to Control Players. BT ROBERT D. EMSL.IHL Tmptring is more difficult today than ever before. Under any circumstance It Is a meet trying task, and few can fill the bill satisfactorily. That It Is possible for a man to hold his position longer now than was formerly the case Is due to the fact that the umpire Is more firmly en trenched In his position. No longer can a club-owner get an umpire fired for the asking. It used to be the common thing for players to run to the head of the club and lay the defeat to poor umpiring, whereupon forthwith a telegram would be sent to the head of the league asking for the removal of the official. Often the umpire would be transferred to some other point. Now It Is all different. There has not been a change In the personnel of the corps of either major league this season. The men are assigned on a hedule and this schedule Is not changed. 9he club-owners know that It Is of no use to protest an umpire or ask for a change In his assignment consequently matters proceed with less friction than formerly. Of course it Is Inevitable that players will protest when a decision Is given that seems to them erroneous. Umpires make mistakes the same as other people and ' It Is only natural that there should be a protest If the player gets the small end of a decision. The rules say that no player shall leave his position to protest a decision of the umpire. It is well nigh Impossible to enforce this rule. At times almost the whole team will crowd around the umpire at some critical point of the game. They forget rules and everything else. What Incenses an umpire, most Is when a protest is registered ' at some trivial point where none Is deserved There Is absolutely no reason for a player to turn on an umpire when the latter happens to miss a ball and call It a strike. Often a player offers at a widely-pitched ball but he la not sub ; Jected to the sharp criticism of tha um- plre when the latter makes a slip. Tha ua;pjra, U doing his level, best all the time and ought to receive the support of the player not his censure. Umpire and player "ougnt to work together all the time. Of course" an umpire must have lots of patience and plenty of Judg ment To throw players indiscriminately out of the game even when they deserve such treatment, would- be demoralising and spoil a contest. A player will say much In the heat of a moment that he will be sorry for afterward. I think that umpiring la more difficult today for the reason that there is so much base-running. The players are run ning all the time these days. I suppose the reason for this Is that there la so much of what It known as the hit and run game when players are running on signal. The man runs whether the ball Is hit or not and the umpire Is kept busy In watching the man at the bat and the man on the bases. Then there Is the prevalence of the bunting game. Now days more than ever the first baseman runs In when a bunt is expected and the second baseman Is supposed to cover first base. Here the pitcher, too, should be ready to cover first In caee of need for there- is no telling what play may coma up. . Often the catcher will run forward in case of a bunt andt If he baa time, will throw to second base to head oft tha runner there. Hard to Watch Third. What bothers an umpire most, to my way of thinking. Is the attempt to decide correctly when a runner attempts to steal third base. If the umpire Is not at the proper angle to see the play ha win have considerable difficulty to decide It properly. When the umpire Is working behind the rubber he cannot get Into tha desired position to see the play, and. Is therefore liable to lose It. The question naturally arises what can be, done to lighten the labors of the umpire, .to cause less friction, to please players and tha public The answer la easy. It la the double umpire system. I am for it first, last and all the time. Anything that minimises the labors of the umpire Is a blessing. Two umpires are a deal better tha one for the simple reason that two men can see more than one. There are very few plays that can get away from two umpires. There is more confidence In the umpires when there are two men working. There will be very little or no kicking, for the play ers know that the umpire Is on the play and can see Just how It Is made. Where the miscalling of a strike or an erroneous decision will affect an Important- game one can easily realise how Important It la that two umpires should be employed In a game. This system should have been in vogue long ago. It was once tried, years ago, but was never perma nently Installed. The expense would be as nothing compared with the benefits that would accrue. First Injured In 188T. One day in the season of 1887, after my return .from Savannah, I 'happened to be in Toronto to see a game between that city and Hamilton In the old Inter national. League, when the umpire, Wes" Curry, chanced to take IE. Stroud, the manager of Hamilton, and Charley Cuahman, of tha Toronto club, selected me to officiate. I Vas asked to con tinue and received an appointment from Charley White, the president of the league, who Is now well known all over the country as one of the leading lights of the A. Q. Spalding & Bros, house. I umpired In that league for three sea sons 1887, 18S8 and 1889, and would have remained another season, but Mr. White kindly released me to allow me to ao oept an offer to umpire tn the American Association under the presidency of Zack Phelps, for whom the present president of the National league waa then secre tary. We little dreamt Mr. PuIMam an8 my selfthat one day he would be at the head of one of the most Important base ball organisations In the world, and that I would bs umpiring for him. Mr. Pull lam was regarded In that day as a very bright, hustling young man and was extremely popular. I worked in the Western League the following season. The Milwaukee club went over to the American Association that year and I received word to go to Cincinnati and umpire, and so ever since I Joined the National League foroea In 1891, I have worked for that body, under but two presidents N. E. Toung and Harry C. Pulllam. "Uncle Nick," as Mr. Toung Was called, left no stone unturned to do THE MUNGER KENNELS AND everything In his power to make mat ters pleasant for the umpires; be was deservedly popular. Mr. Pulllam has proved a worthy successor and has done wonders to bring back the prestige of the National League, to lta old standing. The National League Is playing to old tirne. crowds and Its future Is assured. fyr in ' m rn rn i i 1 m n 1 m-! Ay t .it. f-vs jlrj f- i ill I -vWJ&A'---tV I V .-"Wl t -4 ',' s " ' :: . 3 1' r 555k - - s ,i n , 4 i - N , n ' " " V f V4 J V; DOGS TO COMPETE Field Trial Events at Harris burg Are Planned. LORDLY CANINES LISTED Experts From the East and Pacific Coast States Will Attend the Meeting and Determine the Prise Winners. The first field trial . events In Ore gon will be held at Harrlsburg next Thursday and Friday, an-will be con ducted under the auspices of the Ore gon Field Trials Club. This event Is an affair that will prove of consider able Interest to the dog fanciers of the country, for it will serve to stim ulate Interest in the breeding and rais ing cf game dogs In this section of the country. The event has already been extensively advertised through out the East, and several field trial experts from other sections of the country are coming to Oregon to wit ness It - - t The American Field, one of the rec ognized sporting- authorltlea in the United States and Canada, Is sending a speolal correspondent to Oregon to cover the meet. Among the prominent field trial fanolers who have entered their dogs In the Oregon trials are: S. Chrlstenaen. H. E. Cox and W. H. Esterbrook, of San Francisco; Judge Post and J. E. Terry, of Baoramento; C. E. Ford, of San Francisco; John W. Consldine, of Seattle; E. 8. Munger, of Clyde, O. : G. A. Hutchlns, of Vancou ver. B. C, and A. H. Nelson, of Ta coma. These men own splendid dogs and are exceedingly pleased at the prospects of Oregon's first field trials. Handsome prizes have been offered and some splendid contests are assured. The Oregon Field Trials Club r quests all who leave Portland to secure receipts for their tickets before de parting, as they have been assured of a one-third rate returning, providing a certain number of tickets are sold. Those going to Harrlsburg are In structed to take the West Bide South ern .'Paciflo train at the Jefferson -street depot, and accommodations at Harrls burg can be reserved by communicat ing with W. F. Lipman . before Wed nesday morning. . .... , The entries for the all-age stakes, which is to be run Friday, are as fol lows: Breed. Name. Owner. Setter St. Ives. ........ .8. Christensen Better Shasta Daisy H. E. Cox Pointer Santa Rosa. W. H. Esterbrook Setter Boy Blue Judge Post Setter' Kllgarlfs Linda. . . . J. 33. Terry Setter Tiburton .C. E. Fcrd Setter Russell McDlcklnson Pointer Spots Rip Rap.D. G. MacDonell Pointer Glee Boy D. G. MacDonell Pointer Tod Sloan.... D. G- MacDonell Setter Thins Dot.... "..J. W. Consldine Setter Klls Viola...... J. W. Consldine Pointer Bess ..J. B. G Lockwood Setter Silver Lining E. Wheeler Setter Buckeye Belle.... B. S. Munger Setter Buckeye Bab E. S. Munger Setter' Tony Spot G. S. Hutchlns Pointers Sallal H. H. Abbott Setter Ramoni ....A. H. Nelson DEALER .RETCRNS FROM EAST Keats Reports That. Auto Factories Are AU Busy. Harry L. Keats on a recent trip Bast closed agencies for the Packard, Thom as, Pope Hartford. Bulck and Babcock Electric for the coming Season. The first 1909 Packard touring car has al- TWO DOGS THAT WILL TAKE TRIALS ready been delivered in Portland and demonstrators of the other makes are expected within the next 80 days. Mr. Keats reports conditions in the Bast to be very much Improved and Bays automobile factories are working over time to turn out their 1909 products. A new feature on eleotrio vehicles this year will be the addition of a clutch which will allow the car to be slowed down without changing the speed lever. An automatic arrangement is attached which cuts oft the power when the clutch la thrown out, there by preventing wasting of electricity. This feature will undoubtedly add to the popularity of eleotxlcs. as it has been one of the drawbacks In the past. OREGON COACH IX PORTLAND Robert Forbes Arrives to Direct Varsity Football Team. Robert W. Forbes, the Tale man who la to coach the University of Oregon football team, arrived in the city yesterday morn ing from his home In Seattle. He waa entertained at the University Club by a number of friends and several of his col lege associates called upon him last evening. Forbes also met a number of Oregon stu dents who are pleaaed at the prospect of having a Tale man and an "All-Anwrioa" end for coach. The former New Haven star made no statement beyond the fact that he will work Industriously for Ore gon's success on the gridiron. Ha leaves this morning for Eugene where practice begins tomorrow. COLLIE OF DUBIOUS PEDIGREE BURLIXGAME VICTOR. Story of Richard Harding Davis Re called by Experiences of Animal . With Beribboned Ancestors. ' Richard Harding Davis pretty story, "The Bar Sinister," Is recalled by El Palomar, when BUI, collie of unknown pedigree, carried off the honors of tha fashionable Burllngame dog show, says the San Francisco Bulletin. Perhapa Bill Is entitled to a retro spect of beribboned ancestors and a consequent personal value that may be one or three or even four thousand dollars. But when he was found a be draggled emancipated waif among the ruins around Union Square after the great fire, he showed none of this. Whether high-born vagabond or low born aristocrat. Bill had lost practical ly everything but his appetite and an hereditary appreciation of a soft thing. After the fire, James Woods, manager of the Hotel St. Francis, waa crossing the square, when a very, hungry looking- collie approached him with many demonstrations of friendship, recogniz ing a friend with sure canine instinct. Thinking that . tha animal would find lta bearings or come across its owner in the residence district. Woods walked top Van Nesa avenue, but Bill refused to part with his new-found friend, and so became ensconced at the St. Francis as a recognized Institution. Bill has since lived a life of luxury. Steward Rellley and his corps of as sistants have stood by at all times to see that he got the best of It. Victor, the ohef, whose edicts have been law In every royal cuisine on the continent, has enriched the lore of gastronomy in seeking dishes acceptable to the palate of Bill Rex. The roof of the hotel is his private playground. When the news came that Bill waa to compete with the fashionable dogs at Burllngame, there was a great ex citement "back of the house" at tha St. Francis and a dozen men strained every effort to bring him to the pink of condition. When he was ready, he locked every inch a champion. At Burllngame he found himself in a haughty company. There were the famous collies from tha Ellery kennels, among the finest in tha world, and there were the renowned Boston bullterrlers of Miss Jennie Crocker. It waa. In fact, a proud show ing of "Who's who in dogdom." "But, who was "Bill' r - "Particulars unknown," read the en try. When the collies were brought into PART IN HARRISBURG FIELD ATT A-rF-TK T-JbJTNCi . JVVNEX) JyD3 .WHEElB . rm PEE the ring, a murmur of admiration for the beautifully marked animal with- tha great silken ruff passed through the fashionables surrounding the judges. "Bill" won, hands down. In the open class. In competition with the cream of the show, Bill was only second to Ellery's "Valdere Veto," Bill was the hero of the none. Beautiful women burled their be jeweled fingers In his glossy oollar, with exclamations of affection. BASEBALL IN THE NIGHT. Garry Herrmann Incorporates Com pany to Conduct Novel Games. Garry Herrmann, president of the National commission, announced a few days since that he had filed papers of incorporation for the "Baseball at Night Development Company," at Cincinnati. "We will let contracts at once for the erection of five towers, each 100 feet In height, on which the lights neoes sary to illuminate the field will be placed," said Herrmann. "The lights will be so arranged that they will not shine Into the eyes of the fielders, except where an Intielder Is compelled to run di rectly facing the outfield after a ball, and then he will not be handicapped as much as a man who usually plays a sun field. I have Investigated the scheme thoroughly and am convinced tbat it will be a big success. We expect to have the plant installed when the Reds return from then- next Eastern trip, and hope to give a series of games under the new system before the season closes. "If the innovation works as well as we expect It to, baseball will be revolution led, for it will be possible for us to then cater to a large- masa of people during the week who heretofore have had their opportunities for seeing games restricted to the Sunday exhibitions." ocordlnr to th. ratert published rejrt, the customs receipts of th Caillan Govern ment durlnr 1M7 amounted to f4S,6l,9S United States gold, of which I23.804.S38 was from Imports, i8,858,80 of that sum being collated at the port of Valparaiso. Th. export duty on iooin. amounud. to $3,9S3,-ss. Til? M ID- IS HERE' The changes for the 1909 car are are in no way radical, but are such as to secure a refinement and im provement in some of the respects of the already satisfactory 1906, 1907 and 1908 Models. Refinement of all parts makes the 1909 Models the most silent and most comfortable riding cars on the market. We have always used four speed selective type transmission, which has proved to be the best. Our patent wire bar in which all wires are encased is only one of the many good features of our car. We have both four and six-cylinder Models in Roadsters, Touring Gars, Limousine and Landaulets. We have a demonstrator at hand and will be pleased to show the merits of the car to anyone whether interested or not. Western Motor Gar Go. a B. MINERS, Sales Agent 52d ALDER ST. GLEAN BASEBALL THE RULE MARKED IMPItOVEMENT IN THE NATIONAL GAMS. President PnlUnm Comments on Reasons for Popularity of Sport on Diamond. BT. LOUIS, Mo, Bept. 1. (Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.) In the course of an interview In this city, Harry Clay Pulllam, president of the National League, took an optimistic view of the baseball situation, saying: "The game Is getting oleaner all the time. Why, I've only suspended about half a dozen men this year, to about 40 last year, and I want to say that the players are trying harder to keep the game clean than any other agency. They have realized that the umpire Is almost human. It's business with a player now and they're banking Instead of boozing. "One of the main reasons for the ever lasting popularity of the game is that it's a poor boy's game. You see, 18 little kids, with one ball and a stick, can get all the fun they want "The great problem before us now Is what to do with the crowds. Why, double-deck, and for that matter, triple deck stands will scarcely suffice." "It's a grand game, clean, wholesome, and It's tha spirit of contest that gives it its virility. Clvio pride Is another vital adjunct to it- Every town likes to have its own team a winner. Sort of local pride or another form of patriotism, I call It. "I am going to Cincinnati to meet with the National commission, which consists of August Herrmann, Ban B. Johnson and yours truly. We will take up the question of drafting players. We call it the clearing-house of baseball. "Many will be called and few wit! be chosen," said PulUara with a smile, and he added. "Many will go South and af ter the Spring training will Btey South." "Say something about the apltball, Mr, Pulllam," he was urged. "It's got to go," and the president scowled as he pushed a cuspidor away from him. "The wet pellet, the Juicy pill, the salivio projectile, the moistened spheroid., or whatever you want to call it, must retire, and we are putting the black cap TWO NEW LEAD CXNNON H on it now. Why, nobody but a sales man for a fleh foundry should have anything to do with it. The boys who sxpeot to win any ribbons with It should practice In a duck pond. "It's ragged ball. The pitcher can't control It, the oatcher can't handle it, and the fielders often Juggle It, be sides it reduces the batting, which iri half tha game. "We all admire a pitcher who uses his brains to fool a batter, but th splthall doesn't require any gray matJ ter, and I think everybody will be happy when If s gone. "Yes, we're having a dandy race In the National League, and New Torn no, Chicago looks to have a good chance to win out- But rm nonpartW san, and may the best team win." MoCleary Quits His Job. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. PostmaetoiN General Meyer today announced thi resignation on September 10. of Second Assistant Postmaster-General James T, McCleary, of Minnesota, which waa ac cepted by the President on September 1 Mr. McCleary received the Republican nomination for Representative in Con' gress from the Second Minnesota COngresi sional District, which district he formerly served In Congress. Fires Hage In Adlrondacka. ALBANY, N. T., Sept. 19. New York 11 threatened with forest fires, which may equal those In 1903, when several Uve were lost and millions of dollars' worth of property destroyed. The forest Ores rag ing in the Adlrondacka are spreading rap. idly. They now extend over 1000 acres ol land In the Adlrondacka and nearly 104 acres In the Catskllla
